Fare register and recorder.



J. P. O HME'R.

FARE REGISTER AND RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10I 1910. 992,381. Patented may 16,1911.

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APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 10, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T OHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY,

OF DAYTON, OHIO.

FARE REGISTER AND RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'I'ntontcd May 1.6, 1.9.1.1..

Application filed Januazy 10, 1910. Serial No. 537,150.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it; lmown that l, .lonN F. Onarnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare Registers and Rec rders; and I do declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others 0 skilled. in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accon'lpanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked hereon, which form a part of this specifica- (ion.

' This invention relates to improvements in fare registers and recorders for register ing, recording and indicating the fares collected in passenger conveyors such as street cars and the like.

The object of the invcntion is to provide a fare register having an auxiliary indicator which may be located ata. point remote from the registcr,.and which exposes to view the fare previously registered until the next fare is registered thereby preventing an improper operation of the machine by the fare collector or conductor. In this connection it may be stated that the invention is more especially adapted for use in cars in which the fares are paid as the rmssengers enter, otherwiseknown as pay as you enter cars.

In advance of'a more detailed description of the invention. reference is made to the accompanying drawings of which Figi'arc l is an elevation showing the interior oi the rear [End of a car equipped.

with my IPI'OVOHIGHTS. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the auxiliary indicator with the casing removed, or a section on the lino a-a. of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line b--7i of Fig. 2. Figij. 4 is' a lOt1- gitudinal sectional view through the setting and actuating column. Fig. 5' is a sectional view on the line c-o of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a sectional .view on the line dd of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line ee ofFig. 3. Fig. 8 isa front elevation of the register proper with part of the lfront cas- 9. is a sectional view on 1mg removed. Fi

the line g-g of TigML. Fig. 10 is a side elevation'otthe register proper with a port1on of the casing removed and the parts up pearing in SQCtlUI). Fig. 1] is a front. clcvation oil the actuating mechanism of the register proper.

Throughout. the specification and the drawings similar reference characters indirate corrcs iu'mding parts.

Fig. .1. shows the interior of the rear end of a pay as you enter car in which the mechanism involved in the present invention is shown in a cooperative relation and in which it designates the interior of the rear end of the car upon which is sup ported a register 2 which may be oat the type of register shown in some of my former patents, for example -Patent No. 890,171 of June 9, 1908. As shown in. Figs. 8 and 10 the register consists of a multiplicity of coui'iters 3 for registering different classes of fares, and which are connected to a corresponding number of counter-actuating members 4 through pivotal actuators 5. The members 4- move vertically in guides (5 arranged in alinement therewith and are provided with lugs 7 extending rearwardly, which are engaged by a vertically movable actuator 8 supported upon a. carriage 9, said carriage 9 moving horizontally to brin'g the actuator 8 in position to engage the lugs 7 of any of the members 4. The actuator 8 projects through a slot 1.0 in agate 1.1, which slides on guides 12 (see Figs. 10 and 11). The gate 11 is given vertical rcciproeating motion to move the actuator 8. and cmisctpientlvone ot the cminter-actuating .J'ncmbers t, and its respe tive counter, by

the n'iovcment. of one or the other of the 9.0 hcll-cranlr levers 14 to which is attached a .rod or rope 15 that is. in turn connected to a foot-lrcadlc hereinafter described. The carriage 9 rides horizontally upon a support or plate 17 and is shifted by arod '18 to bring the actuator S in engagement with the lug 7 to operate any selected counter. The means for setting the carriage 9 at the dcsircdpoint of its movement will he dc scribed in connection with the pedal incchar" nism through the instrumcutality of which the selected counter is actuated. 'The'reg ister 2 may or may not be provided with an indicator. Such indicating mechanism, however, is described as follows: Each counter-actuator 4 is provided with a projection or pin 19 adapted to engage a respective cam surface -20 on a cant-plate 21 4Q tor -3 at-which the actuator 5 bers34 and- 35.

mounted on a shaft 22 journaled in a bearin g 23. The shaft 22 carries a segment-gear 24 that meshes with a 'pinion 25 p1voted to lhec'asing of the register-and which carries 5 an indicating late 26. The plate'26 is of semi-circular 'orm and'isprovided with anumber of indications which correspond with the number of counters 3, each indication representing thefare value of its re- 1o spective counter. The indications on said plate may be viewed through a sight opening 27 in the casing (see Fig. 8), and the indication thus exposedto view shows the fare or counter previously operated. It will. be seen that upon. the/operation of any one of the countenactuators 4, oneofthe pins 19 will engage its respective cam surface 20,. and the cam-plate 21 and the indicatingplate 26 will be. shifted to expose the indi- 2,9 cation corresponding to the counter actuated. The indicating plate 26 is held in this position until another counter is actuated, by a springcontrolled roller 30 engaging serrations 31 on the plate 26. gig-5 As before stated, the carriage 11 is shifted by means of a rod 18 attached to a crank 33' on a vertical tubular. member 34.'(see Figs. 1 and 4). The member-34 is journaled in a stationary tubular member 35 attached at it's 3 bottom to the floor 36 of the car, and at its upper end said tubular member 35'is attached to the car by means of braces 37. The said tubular member 34 is provided at I its lower end with a handle 38;. which is 35 preferably located withinconvenient reach: and extends through a slot '39 in the, side of the tubular member. The handle 38 is pro- ,vided with aj pointer 40 which indicates ona-semi-circular dial 41 the respective coun-jis set (see Figs. .1and9). *2 The rod or rope 15- hereinbefqre referred to in connection with-Fig. 11, is connected. to a belLcrank lever42 mounted on the inte 5 rior of the "ca in proximity'totheregisterssuit'a'ble point, The 'said" or at vany other bellcranlg level- '42 has one of its arms: connected" i 15 provided with'a' foot-treadle44 which pro-.'

. vjects through a sl0t'45 and lies on the outside ofthetubular member 35. A spring 46 normally holdsithe'v treadle '44 in aiiupper position. ;When'= the:;mnriuctor' wishes to register a fare,.he turns the handle 38 until the pointer '40. indicates on the dial, 4].

- pflrtlcular' fare to 'be'registered'. This 6pc ation places the .actuatorjSf opposite the reoo spec'tive countend'onrres ondmg to the-indie (cation orithe 2.41.,Efe then places his foot on the; "treafdle 44' pressing'the same} downwardly; This movement of the -treadle actuates-the gate 11 through the rod 43, bell c5 crank lever 42, rod' or cord connection 15,

.rwd g asii on the shaft 51 and holds fa similar g"ear *7 1-on,a shaft 72;-

U .of' the shaft 7 2 opposite: the; gear; 71 .is a.

- ator 64 toengage the lug 63 of thfslides 61 corresponding to the fare ihdicatedbn "the dial 41.. -Whenfithe actuator-63 is moved will appear 0111.,11116' indicator 48 'at the sight opemngs 50f; The. actuator 64 is operated -a-sffollows. The said actuator 64 projegt's bell-crank lever 14, and thereby elevates the actuator 8 and the counter-actuator 4 of the selected counter.

While I have shown in the drawings an indicator connected with the register, which shows 'the fare previously registered and- Which is exposed. to view until. a different fare isregistered, I do not wish to limit myself to this arrangement, as the register may be placed within the car, or if placed on the rear platform the indicator may be eliminated. In this case an auxiliary indicator is provided as follows: (see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7)-. The auxiliary indicator. referred to is designated by 48 and the same is mounted in a. casing or housing 49 attached to a casing 50 in which the actuating mechanism is mounted. The said indicator 48 is provided with suitable indications which are exposed to view through sight openings 50, and is mounted on a shaft 51 provided witha pinion 52 meshing with a segment gear 53. .As shown in Fig. 7 a spring-controlled roller 54 engages a ser- 90. the indicatiir.481i,,n any of its exposed positions. The segment gear53 is mounted on a shaft -56 journaled in bearings 57 and pro- Vlded with a plate 58 having 'cam surfaces '59. The said surfaces 59 areadap-ted to be engaged .by pins 60 on slides 61, there being one of such slides for each fare that maybe indicated and re 'stered. The slides 61 are mounted in uid e s 62 and are provided on their rearsi es with lugs.63,';.the' outer ones of which extendinwardlyas' shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The lugs 63 are adapted to be en gaged by a. vertical sliding actuator .64- 'mount ed on a horizontal 'sliding'carriage 65. The carriage? .65 'is. shiftedhorizontally to bring" the actuator 64. inengagement with its any one. of the lugs 63 'by ,tlre, fol;lowing mechanism. Mounted on the. rear of the e. 65, which slides oma-plate 66, is a with a vefiticalgear 68 ar provi' 'ed'withx'a miter g ar' 'rome n'g h d I15 miter -gear.73 in mesh with a-miter gear 74 65 is moved to a position to allovfilifi actu- 1 verticallf the." fare indicated .on' the dial 41' through an elongated horizontal'o 'ening 7Z- 1n a ate 78 .which slides on es 79 attach to. thecasing 50; The gate-"78 also movable vertically by a lever 80 pivoted at 81 and extending outwardly on either side of-the casing 50 where it is attached to the rod 43 operated by the foot-trcadle 44 as hereinbefore described. When the conductor presses on the fo ot-trcadle to register a fare, the actuator 64 moves the slide (51 cor responding to the fare to be registered, and the pin (30 on said slide will engage its re s )ective cam surface 59 on the plate 58. If t e central slide 61 is actuated, the plate 58 will be thrown to its position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, and if the slide to the right is actuated, the plate will 'be thrown to its position shown in dotted lines.

The configuration of the cam surfaces 59 are such that the receding pins 60 will leave the plate 58 in the position to which it is thrown, as a consequence the indicator 48 will be held in its set position by the roller 5-1 until a fare of a different denomination is registered. Owing to the indicator 47 being held in its position until another fare is registered, the conductor is prevented from setting the machine to register a fare of low denomination, and then innnediately after registering said fare of low denomimu tion, setting the machine to register a fare of a high denomination which he has collected.

The register may be located on the rear platform or at a convenient point within the car, and at the same time the auxiliary indicator may be located on the rear platform by running thc setting and operating means through the walls of the car to connect with he auxiliaryindicator, and likewise two or more auxiliary indicators may beconnccted to the operating means and whereby the fare registered on any particular counter may be simultaneously indicated plurally at different places within the car and on the platfornrthereof.

'Without limiting myself to the precise arrangement and details shown and described herein, I claim:'

'1. In a fare register, a plurality of'countors, means for actuating any selected counter, anindicator remote from the counters and adapted to'exhibit the fare previously registered, and means whereby said indicator is held in one p'osition until a counter of another .fare denomination is actuated.

2. In a. fare register, a plurality of counters, mea-ns for actuating any selected counter, an indicator remote from the coulr ters and adapted to indicate. the fare previously registered, and means whereby said indicator is held in one position until a fare of another denomination is registered.

3. In a fare register, a plurality of coun' ters, "setting mechanism by means of which.

thecounters are selected, actuating mechanism by meansof which the selected -counters axe-actuated, an indicator remote from said said indicator.

counters, setting mechanism for said indicator, actuating mechanism for said indicator, means adapted to actuatc'said counter-setting mechanism and said iiulicator-sctling mechanism concurrently, and means adapted to actuate said countcr-actuating mechanism and said indicator-actuatiug mechanism concurrently.

4. In a fare register, a plurality oi counters, selecting and actuating means for said counters an indicator remote from said counters, a series of actuating members, one for each counter, said actuators being adapted to move the indicator, selecting and actuating mechanism for said members, and means whereby the selecting and actuating mechanism for the counters is operated concurrently with the selecting and actuating mechanism for said actuating members of the indicator.

5. in a fare register, a series of counters, an indicator remote from said counters. a cam-plate opcratively connected with said indicator, and means for actuating one of said counters and the indicator concurrently.

6. In a fare register, a series of counters, an indicator remote from said counters, a cam-plate operatively connected .to said indicator, a series of actuating members, one for each counter, the said actuating members being adapted to engage said cam-plate to move the indicator, an actuator for said con11tm--opcrati1ig members, and means adapted to set and to actuate said counters and their actuating members concurrently.

7. In a fare register, a series of counters, an indicator remote from said counters, a cam-plate operativcly connected to said in dicator, counter-actuators, one for each counter, said actuators being adapted to engage the cam plate to set the indicator, an actuator for said counter operating members', a. carriage upon which said actuator is mounted, a rack upon said carriage, a gear in mesh with said rack,'1neans. for rotating said gearto set said actuator, and means adapted to operate said actuator and any one of said counters to indicate on said indicator the particular fare registered.

8. In a fare register, a plurality of counters. an indicator remote from said counters, setting mechanism for said counters and said indicator, actuating mechanism for said counters and said indicator, 2; foot-treadle adapted to operate said actuating mechanism, and means whereby any one of the counters may be actuated,and an indication corresponding to said counter exposed on 9. In fare ieg-ister, a plurality ters, an indicator remote'froni 'sai s setting mechanism for said counters and indicator, actuating me'chanismfor v' counters and indicator, a stationary vert tubular-member, an inner tubular member of. coon telescoped Within said stationary member, means adapted to rock said inner tubular member, connections between said inner tubular member and the setting mechanism, and a foot-treadle connected to said actuating mechanism.

10. In a fare register, a plurality of counters, an indicator remote from said counters, setting mechanism for said counters and indicator, actuating mechanism for said counters and indicator, a stationary vertical tubular member, an inner tubular member telescoped Within the stationary member, connections between saidinner 15 tubular member and the setting mechanism, a reciprocating member within said tubular member, a treadle connected with said reciprocating member, and connections between said reciprocating member and the actuating mechanism.

11. In a fare register, a plurality'ofcounters, an indicator remote from said counters, setting mechanism for said counters and indicator, actuating mechanism for said counterfahidindicator, a stationary vertical tubular Idember, an inner rocking tubular membe connections between said inner tubular member" and said setting mechanism, means mounted on said stationary and said inner tubular members whereby the position of the setting mechanism may be ascertained, and a treadle adapted to operate the actuating mechanism for the counters and indicator.

- 12. In a fare register, a plurality of fare counters each one of which is adapted to register a different class of fares, an indicator to exhibit at the register-the fares of any particular counter, auxiliary indicators toexhibit the fares of the counters at more remote points, means for selecting a counter to be actuated, and means for simultaneously actuating the counter selected, and indicatingthe fare of such counter on all of the indicators.

-13. In a fare register, a plurality of are counters, an indicator at the register and auxiliary indicators upon which may be indicated the fares of said counters, means for selecting a counter to be actuated, and means for simultaneously actuating the selected counter and indicating the fare of such counter upon-all the indicators.

14. In-a fare register, a plurality of fare counters each one of said counters being adapted to register a definite class of fares,

an indicator located on the outside of the register to indicate the fare of any counter,

16. In a fare register, a plurality of fare counters for difierent specific fares, an indicator to indicate at the register the fares of saidcounters, auxiliary fare indicators, means for selecting a fare counter to be actuated, and means for simultaneously actuating the selected counter and indicating the fare of such counter on all the indicators.

17 In a fare register, a plurality of fare counters forcdifl'erent specific fares, a plurality of indicators to indicate plurally the fares of said counters, means for selecting a fare counter to be actuated, and means for simultaneously actuating the selected counter and indicating the fare of such counter on all the fare indicators.

18. In a fare register, a plurality of fare counters for different specificfares, a plurality of indicators to indicate plurally the fares of said counters, an auxiliary indicator bearing indications to guide the operator, said indications denoting the fare of the counter to be operated, means for selecting the counter to be operated, and means for simultaneously acuating the selected counter and indicating the fare of such counter on all the indicators.

19. In an operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with two longitudinal movable operating rods, of two telescoping shafts rotatable relatively one to the other, means for operatively con-- necting each of said shafts w1th one of said operating rods, an actuating handle connected to one of said shafts, and a foot lever ope'atively connected to the other of said s a ts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses. JOHN F. OHMER.

Witnesses:

MATTHEW SIEBLER, HOWARD S. SMITH.

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